Police said the scheme has been happening for months, and they're not sure how the suspects are getting the credit card information

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Updated: 11:48 PM EDT Jun 14, 2018

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WEBVTT STOLEN INFORMATION. A VICTIM AYS YOU COULD BE NEXT. >> I GUESS I AM AN ANGRY CONSUMER. >> HE SAYS IT WAS ONLY BY CHANCE HE DISCOVERED SOMEONE TRIED TO TAKE HIS CREDIT CARD FOR A SPREE. HE NOTICED IT WHILE DOING WORK EXPENSES, AND CALLED TO REPORT IT. >> I COME ACROSS A $697 CHARGE AT WALMART, WALMART IN MILFORD AND I’M LIKE, I DIDN’T BUY ANYTHING AT WALMART IN MILFORD, I HAVEN’T BEEN THERE IN 2 YEAR >> HE SAYS TWO DAYS IN MAY, SCAMMERS BOUGHT BIG SCREEN TVS ON WALMART’S WEB SITE USING HIS CREDIT CARD. HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES SHARED THESE SURVEILLANCE PHOTOS OF THE SUSPECTS AND THEIR GETAWAY CAR INVESTIGATORS SAY A SUSPECT US THE NAME GREGORY BUFFI TO PICK UP A TV. >> SOMEONE’S GETTING A FREE RIDE, BREAKING THE LAW, GETTING A FREE RIDE. >> FAIRFAX POLICE SAY THE SCAM HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MONTHS. THEY BELIEVE THESE SUSPECTS, AND OTHERS CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE ARE PART OF A CRIME RING WORKING AROUND GREATER CINCINNATI. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE FAIRFAX LOCATION HAS BEEN HIT AT LEAST 3 TIMES. >> I’M SURE WHOEVER BOUGHT THESE TVS THOUGHT THE PERSON THEY WERE SCAMMING, ME, WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. >> ERIC SAYS HE NOW CHECKS HIS CARD ACTIVITY DAILY. HE ENCOURAGES OTHERS TO DO THE SAME, BECAUSE THIS GROUP DOESN’T SEEM FINISHED. >> MAYBE, YOU KNOW, IF THERE’S ENOUGH PEOPLE, THAT IT’LL MAKE THE THIEVES THINK TWICE OR AT LEASE NOT BE SO BRAZEN. QUIET POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED ONE OF THE MEN IN THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO. THEY BELIEVED THE CAR USED IN